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Abdelkader Benali

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Abdelkader Benali

Aliases: عبد القادر بنعلي

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1975-11-25 (Ighazzazen, Morocco)
Died
:
Nationality
Morocco, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, Berber, English
Religion
Irreligion
Residence History
Ighazzazen, Morocco → Rotterdam, Netherlands

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist
Active Years
1996-2024

Awards

Libris Prize
2003
Work: De langverwachte
Result: winner
Beirut39
2010
Result: 選出

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bruiloft aan zee

1996 novel

A debut novel about a wedding in a Moroccan-Dutch family.

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Translations
  • Transl. by Susan Massotty, London, Phoenix House, 1999.

De langverwachte

2002 novel

Second novel.

Marathonloper

2008 non-fiction

Book about his marathon running attempt.

Legacy

Moroccan-Dutch writer whose debut novel was a critical and commercial success, translated into many languages.

Trivia

  • Personal record of 2:52:19 at the 2007 Rotterdam Marathon.
  • Irreligious despite Muslim family background.